Journey to the Center of the Earth (1989)

Directors:

Rusty Lemorande
Albert Pyun

Writers (WGA):

Debra Ricci (written by) &
Regina Davis (written by) ...

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

Explore the Impossible.

Plot:

Young people exploring a cave in Hawaii fall into a hole, wind up in the lost city of Atlantis. |

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Expedition | Sequel | Based On Novel | Independent Film

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Emo Philips	...	Nimrod
Paul Carafotes	...	Richard
Jaclyn Bernstein	...	Sara
Kathy Ireland	...	Wanda Saknussemm
Janet Du Plessis	...	Gen. Rykov / Shank
Nicola Cowper	...	Crystina
Lochner De Kock	...	Professor Galba
Ilan Mitchell-Smith	...	Bryan
Albert Maritz	...	Mago / Kepple / Lab Assistant
Jeff Celentano	...	Tola (as Jeff Weston)
Simon Poland	...	Roderman / Hairdresser
Jeremy Crutchley	...	Billy Foul
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janine Bonollo	...	Troll Girl
Myra Chasen	...	Mrs. Wellington
Beany Chopper	...	Bernard
Erika Delport	...	Wanda No. One
Marius Du Plooy	...	William Wellington
James Lithgow	...	Donaldson
Lynda Marshall	...	Miss Ferry
Solly Ndloyu	...	Soldier
Sonto Ndloyu	...	Soldier
Sydney Radebe	...	Soldier
Russel Savadier	...	Loki / Reporter
Peter Henry Schroeder	...	Father
Charlotte Stewart	...	Mother
Leisl van den Bergh	...	Burrows

Runtime:

Brazil:100 min | Belgium:78 min (video version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | USA:PG

Company:

Golan-Globus Productions

Trivia:

According to director Rusty Lemorande, only the first eight minutes of this film were directed by him. The rest of it is the sequel to the Kathy Ireland vehicle Alien from L.A. (1988) directed by Albert Pyun, which was tacked on by the producers and renamed "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in order to fulfill contracts with foreign distributors.

Movie Connections:

Version of Journey to the Center of the Earth (1999) (TV)

By Way of Explanation (from the Named Director)

I'm the named director of the film. Only the approximately first 8 minutes of the film were written or directed by me. The remainder of the film is actually the sequel to "Alien In LA" which was tacked on and renamed "Journey to the Center of the Earth" in order to fulfill contractual commitments by the production company to foreign distributors. The remainder of the footage I shot (my film) has never been seen by the public (and few others) due to the lack of funds at the time to shoot and insert the many special effects shots required. The storyline of my version/script is entirely different from that in the above-titled film (the released version).